Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Jun 21, 2017 |
recommitted to rules |
Jun 05, 2017 |
ordered to third reading cal.1489 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Apr 07, 2017 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Senate Bill S5539
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2017-S5539 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §491, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2019-2020:
S1143
2021-2022: S3410
2023-2024: S4521
2017-S5539 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5539 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the social services law, in relation to the duty to report incidents PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This legislation is meant to provide clarity and uniformity to all appropriate state agencies on reporting requirements that have already been adopted by the Office of Mental Health and by the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services as it relates to the Justice Center. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one amends section 491 of the social services law to allow a mandated reporter to refrain from filing an incident report when (i) the reporter has actual knowledge that the reportable incident has already been reported to the register; and (ii) that the reporter has been named as a person with knowledge of the incident in such prior report. Section two establishes the effective date.
2017-S5539 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5539 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 7, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop- mental Disabilities AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the duty to report incidents THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 491 of the social services law is amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows: (D) EVERY MANDATED REPORTER IS REQUIRED TO MAKE A REPORT TO THE REGIS- TER AS OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION UNLESS (I) THE REPORTER HAS ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE THAT THE REPORTABLE INCIDENT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE REGISTER; AND (II) THAT THE REPORTER HAS BEEN NAMED AS A PERSON WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE INCIDENT IN SUCH PRIOR REPORT. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10987-01-7
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